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          "rpaframework's main and Windows CI workflows passed on master on 4 October 2026",
          "The robocorp repository ships an agent skill and a Claude Code plugin for building and running task packages, added 1 October 2026",
          "robocorp.log hides values with sensitive names and values passed to `hide_from_output`"
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          "The repository's own agent skill says the rcc release page blocks automated requests and asks the user to fetch the download link",
          "Of the 15 newest open rpaframework issues and pull requests, 8 had no reply, including Windows automation issues open since 2024",
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          "Install libraries with `pip install robocorp` and add `rpaframework` or `robocorp-windows` separately. robocorp-windows is not in the meta-package",
          "Use RPA.Windows or robocorp.windows on Windows only. On macOS or Linux use RPA.Desktop, which works by keyboard, mouse and image matching",
          "Ask the user for the rcc download link for their platform, because the release notes page blocks automated requests",
          "Run a task package with `rcc task run --robot robot.yaml --task \"TASK NAME\"` and read the final status as well as the log output",
          "Keep secrets in robocorp.vault or environment variables and register sensitive names with robocorp.log so they are hidden from logs"
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        "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Beam (beam.win) or Robocorp?"
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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/robocorp.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/robocorp.json\n- Best desktop and mobile app automation for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/desktop-automation/index.md\n- All 20 desktop comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/desktop-automation/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Beam (beam.win) (F)\n\nGood for: A person with two or more Apple silicon Macs who wants one app's window from another Mac, such as a headless Mac mini running builds or agents, as a native window on the Mac at the desk.\n\nWatch for: No API, MCP server, URL scheme or scripting interface was found. 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The terms grant each plan a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable licence to use Beam on every Mac the person uses, and forbid reverse engineering except where the law allows it. Open-source components are listed only on request by email (https://beam.win/terms/, checked 2026-10-20) | Apache-2.0 |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | no |\n| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-04 |\n| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated |  | no document linked |\n| Customer content may train models |  |  |\n| Terms restrict automated access |  |  |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking |  |  |\n| Terms or service can change without notice |  |  |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  |  |\n| Popularity | none | 1.6k stars, 61k PyPI/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (4) | 3/5 (4) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Beam (beam.win).** Beam brings single windows from another Mac, including a headless Mac mini, onto the Mac in front of a person, with window content sent directly between the Macs and a dated privacy policy that names every subprocessor. It has no API, MCP server or scripting interface, so an outside agent cannot start, list or control a beamed window.\n\n**Robocorp.** Apache-2.0 libraries with passing CI, releases in the last month and an agent skill in the repository make it practical for agent-written desktop automation. robocorp.com now redirects to Sema4.ai, whose docs, pricing, terms and rcc downloads sit behind a bot check, and recent library issues mostly go unanswered.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Beam (beam.win)\n\n1. Don't plan to drive Beam from an agent. It has no API, MCP server or scripting commands, so hand window sharing to the person at the Mac\n2. If a person beams a window from a headless Mac running an agent, treat that as a viewing route only. Run the agent's own tools on that Mac directly\n3. Don't install or run the Beam command line to automate it. The only documented command is a `doctor` that checks permissions and network\n4. Expect two Apple silicon Macs on macOS 14 or later, Screen Recording and Accessibility permission on the sharing Mac, and a signed-in account\n\n### Robocorp\n\n1. Install libraries with `pip install robocorp` and add `rpaframework` or `robocorp-windows` separately. robocorp-windows is not in the meta-package\n2. Use RPA.Windows or robocorp.windows on Windows only. On macOS or Linux use RPA.Desktop, which works by keyboard, mouse and image matching\n3. Ask the user for the rcc download link for their platform, because the release notes page blocks automated requests\n4. Run a task package with `rcc task run --robot robot.yaml --task \"TASK NAME\"` and read the final status as well as the log output\n5. 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